Sunday, July 31, 2005

OMG!!!!!!!!!! Full metal alchemist movie came out liao!!!! LOL.... I didn't know that till I saw the trailer on real player's japan portal!!!! Had been waiting for this movie to come out for long time liao!!!! haha... gonna go back to the forum to see when I can download the subbed version :P Muahaha.... EDO~
Oh well... its yet another sunday night.. the eve of another week ahead.... Haiz... nothing much lar..... didn't do much during the weekends...

Anyway... just found something nice :) haha.... was looking around my real player when I went to the taiwan page... :D They have quite a number of music videos to view :D All new songs :D I dun have MTV channel, so this acts as an subsititute :)

K lar... nothing much... sleep early :) Long weekend ahead :)
Woho! LOL... It seems that I just got a widescreen monitor.... haha... cos my monitor spoil liao :'( So the screen got squeezed vertically ans stretched horizontally.... Haha... so the effect is some sort of like the wide screen TV..... Haiz.... sad ar... everything spoiling one by one... First my mouse died... then now my monitor... Hmm.... It seems that these 2 things are then original parts when I first bought this computer by HP... think their life span only around 8 years? Haha.... if that's the case.... I wonder would by speakers be the next to go? But... although the speakers came together, it seems to be manufactured by another company... or maybe a subsidary of HP ba.... So the life span might vary :S haha... other than that like nothing le... Cos I've changed my CPU... my keyboard... so these are relatively new....

But anyway.... its time for me to change the monitor le :D Have been wanting one since eons ago.... But didn't buy it cos at that time the prices were high... and my current one is still working fine... But now.... prices are low... and my monitor spoilt... Seems to be a good chance to get a new monitor :P haha....

K lar... gonna go off now le... bye~

Friday, July 29, 2005

Yay!!! Its friday :D Finally got to rest again :)

LEts start blogging about yesterday :D I won the first charron ( duno how to spell ) game :D Muahaha.... LOl... teamed up with EJ.... It was my first time playing... so all my scores are tyco ones... haha... especially the last one.... I aim pa jiao... then it rebounded and hit.. LOL... then the games ended like that... haha... with a tyco shot by me :P Well, had a very enjoyable time... :D It has been so long since I last felt like this... Everyone was shouting and laughing at each other's mistake... the atmosphere was great :D Hmm... hope we'll get a chance to play it every thurs while waiting for the extra lesson to commence... :)

Then today, well... things were as usual...nothing much.... I redesigned my blog :D Haha...

Its 11.34 now... nothing much... slept in the afternoon already... so although now my eyes tired... my mind and body isn't.....

hmm... gonna continue surfing around before I go off for sleep. bye :) Have a nice weekend ahead :)

Wednesday, July 27, 2005

I'm back again... at 10.08 -.- which I shouldn't be as I should be studying till 11.... But.... hmm.... tonight seems to be rather free.... Guess one main source of work is being cut down... maths....

I'm going to follow yesterday's mtd of doing the work the 2nd day after it has been discussed. Because firstly... doing the work before is probably a ineffcient use of time as I would need to spend time digging up all the past notes... after that I still won't be able to complete the question smoothly cos I will have to keep refering to the answers... which I think is of not much use as its almost the same as copying...

So when I firstly listen to the solution first... just treat it as an recap of the past topic. Then also look out for possible concepts that I may have missed out. After that the next day, I'll try to solve the question on my own without looking at the answers. I won't try to solve it on the same day, as the things will still be fresh and I am just reproducing everything. I find that this mtd is better as when listening, you won't be able to see the full solution.... you only remember the concepts part... that's why when you do it again, you still have a chance to identify the concepts needed and apply it. Rather than you refer to the solutions then immediately reproduce as your answer....

That is why, I'm rather free now cos every lesson, she usually only goes tru 5-6 questions, so I only have to do 5-6 questions everyday.... further more, I've finished all my tutorials already.. which means I am ahead for the tutorial lessons... So :) things are getting abit better now :)

That also leaves my with time for other subjects. :) I've completed some extra physics questions that my group of friends photocopied for the consultation of friday :) Then for econs, I tried to study... but I lack of the resources... think I am going to get a econs study guide this weekend. Cos those study guides have sample essays which have points already arranged in proper paragraphs... which makes it easier for me to memorise as there won't be too much unnecessary materials which are meant for MCQ questions only, and also I don't have to organise the points myself. So yar... I'll get it during the weekends... then just nice there's a econs test on wednesday... so I can put this studying method to test :D If it works.... then I will continue to do it :)

:) Guess its another boring entry for my readers.. haha... keep blogging about how I am going to study -.- But well... thats the most worrying thing in my mind lar... so since I can't have the discipline to really study hard... I'll have to think of ways to maximise the efficiency of my studying time :)

Have also been feeling abit down lately.... Don't know is it because of too much stress.... felt abit moody..... then things are very out of focus.... one key indictor that I haven't been feeling good is the frequency and the length of my blog entries... HAven't you notice that for the past few days... the entries are longer than usual? Cos yar.... when I am feeling down... I always start to think about a lot of things.... my mind just can't stop running... thoughts flashed pass continuously.... I want it to stop... especially when it starts interupting my sleep.... I haven't been sleeping well these few days cos my mind just won't stop working.... I can't clear my mind for sleep.... haiz..... Then also, every morning 93.3 got read out horoscope for the day... so yar.... heard mine this morning that things are going to be out of focus, so I have to put in more effort to keep things going... Think thats rather true, and not only for today... but for the past days and future days to come.... Hope that things will get better soon......

Actually... I am stilll wondering to myself. Do I really feel stress? Work load isn't that heavy already... so what reasons to I have to be stressed..... If its not stress... then why am I feeling so bad these few days?

Haiz........

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

NOTE: The shoutbox is still in alpha stage.... so there are tons of bug over there... lol... but nvm... its the hard work of min zhong, so lets give him time to fine tune the script. When its finally all done, I will revamp my blog again :D So meanwhile, just stick to this first lor. If you need to leave a comment, just click the post comment link at the bottom of each entry :)

Alright if you haven't noticed... wad am I doing here at this time of the day? Well... was just starting on the Maths prelim paper... when I realised that it was freaking difficult -.- I really cannot do without having to refer to and fro from the answer sheet -.- So in the end I thought I can't carry on like this, I don't think I can learn effectively when I have to keep refering to answers all the time.... so I spent the next hr.... thinking of what to actions to take.....

Well... I could have followed mrs kwang's suggestion that the weaker students go do their TYS instead of prelims paper... or to listen during lesson then after that go home try to do without using the answer keys.... well... thats the only 2 ways that I can think of at the moment....

So I guess I'll be taking the second mtd, cos the first mtd seems to be taking the easy way out -.-
Will try that for the next couple of days and see how it goes.... Tonight is wasted... so I hope things will go on smoothly and this won't happen gain :)
:) time for another entry... today was erm.... okay.... as usual... feeling very sleepy... had a hard time trying not to fall asleep during the econs lecture..... was really terrible.... then maths tutorial also... been doodling on my paper to keep me awake.... Haha... actually I find that I can past time easily without falling asleep doddling :P it kinds of give my mind something to do so that I won't feel bored :P


Talking about maths... todays lecture we had a combined lesson with 213... cos we finished our syllabus already..... so the classes have been broken up according to their respective tutors and carry out their own revision programme... so yar.... both my class and 213 we under mrs kwang.... and she decided to do prelim papers.... Well.... I've complained about the prelim papers yesterday already... so I wouldn't want to do it again today..... Today I'll discuss something more interesting... Muahahaha....

Have you watch the new season of the apprentice? The book smart vs the street smart season.... I haven't watched it, but I would love to if I can afford the time.... But anyway.... the real reality TV show is unfolding right in school... lol....

We have long heard tons of praises about 213 from mrs kwang.... she loves to compare us with them.... From the day that she took over both our classes..... the comparison starts.... We've heard how hardworking and diligent they are..... then how mrs kwang helped them to improve so much.... how they willing to come school earlier just to have 1/2 hr of maths lesson everyday..... Just lots and lots of things....

Then wad about our class? We've been said to be weak, lazy, bad attitude, no concepts.... The worst comment that she made was.... " You know 213, there's only 11 people, but I can guarentee 7 As and Bs.... but for your class of 23 people.... I might even break my record and have failures.... "

So yar.... our class started to dislike 213 more and more.... but now.... hehe..... the show has just began.... 2 completely different classes come together to have lessons in one classroom..... Thats the real reality TV man.... :P

Well... I would like to lable 213 as the 'book smart' gang, like those in the apprentice, and us 209, as the 'street smart' gang.... There's real difference between us... one look at the face you will already know how wide the gap is....

They seems to be those kind of people that put in lots and lots of time on their work..... they are able to burn midnight oil just to study for a test. They do all their work... hand in punctually. Just the typical ideal student.... or to say it more crudely.... teacher's pet....

Today is the first lesson we had and I'm able to observe the difference in attitude... You know... before the teacher comes into the class... the maths rep will go and set up the OHP.... switch it on .... direct it nicely on the screen... set the focus.... then put a desk beside it.... put the chair.... then the worst part that almost made me puke is.... the person even sat on the chair... to test the position of it.... lean towards the OHP mimicking what a teacher would do to test whether the position is comfortable..... I was really shocked when I saw that... some people might call this a culture shock... but..... its really amazing that there are such great difference in culture even with the same school.... So curious about how different we are? haha.... before class... our IT rep would just push the OHP to the center of the class.... pull down the screen... on and the off just to check if there's light.... After that we all go back to our seats and do our own stuffs.... then when the teacher comes in.... she have to get her own table... her own chair.... then have to test the screen herself.... after that when time to present the answer.... we can't see cos it was blur.... then we start to adjust the focus.....

So do I think that its our fault? Well.... actually nope.... we are just the norm.....

The people in our class, well... of those whom I knew, got all the way up here based on our intelligence.... not hardwork.... If you want to compare about the work that we have done.... its too little.... but we still made it so far....

I think life is fair.... some people whom aren't that intelligent are bestowed with peserverence that enables them to work hard... But for people whom are intelligent, we are not given as much peserverence as them... thats why we seemed to be lazy.... However, at the end of the day, the distance travelled is still the same. I believe that one person's ability cannot be judged just based on the amount of work he has done..... But also on the ability to do less work and achieve more results. However, there are still some freak cases where one is gifted with both intelligence and peserverence, thats why they can climb even higher than us. We can't aspire to over take them, but it would be nice just to be around their position.

Hmm.... so yar..... life's version of reality TV show, The apprentice has premiered today... and this season would last till the prelims. :P I'll stay tuned to the show and observe more differences between the 2 parties. Though I would still be missing the show on channel 5....

Today also got back my the result slip for the term 3 block test..... the results are dissappointing.... got a F for my maths... sob sob... but nvm... I won't let history repeat itself during the A lvls.

Although the results are discouraging.... there's one subject that I am very proud of :D My GP!!! Woho~ I got into the 92 percentile!!!! Which means that I am within the top 8% in the school!!!! Muahahaha...... I find it rather weird.... I only got a C5 during my O lvls.... so how come I am still able to do so well now? The possibility might be that I screw up my paper for the O's , or the standard of yj is so low that a person whom got a C5 previously can get into the top 8% This is kind of worrying, cos top 8% seems to be able to guarentee at least a B for my A lvls..... but if the standard is too low... I might just get back my C5 =X or even worst -.-

Hmm.... wah... I spent 1/2 hr typing this entry =X Gonna end here liao :) After this rest for a while before I start working all the way till 11 again... :) Bye~

Monday, July 25, 2005

Yo! Got feedback that some of you wanted to leave me messeges but the shoutbox isn't working :) haha... Well... it was down due to some server error. But.... meanwhile if you really want to leave me some comments :) I've activated the comment function of this blog, so at the bottom of every entry, you'll find a link to post your comments :)
Its monday... :) haha... well.... school was rather nice recently.... had fun.... was feeling very sleepy the whole morning... kept yawning and yawning.... then today also took our class photo :)

Well... since its monday.... I'll have to start doing lots of work again!!! Well... have to chiong my maths liao.... a lot of work to do.... we have to like do 2 years of prelim papers and tutorials simulatneously.... Cos during the extra lesson we going tru one prelim paper, during lectures we going tru another different prelim paper, then during tutorials we still going tru the tutorials... Its like studying 3 subjects..... But haiz... nvm... I would put the prelim papers on hold first... gonna finish by tutorials by these 2 days before I start doing the prelim papers....

K lar... thats about all for today.... rather sian.... haha.... think you all read my blog also read until sian lor... cos I've been like complaing and complaining about school work for the past entries.... BUt haiz... cannot help it lar... my mind is too occupied by school work that I don't really have time to observe and think about things that are happening around me.... and also cos I'm kept busy, I didn't go into depression and then think too much....

Hmm.... thats all for today lar... gonna take my dinner then rest for a while before I start on my work all the way till 11 then go to bed :)

Saturday, July 23, 2005

:) Had a fun day.... haha..... met minzhong and 2 other guys, didn't know them but all previously from commonwealth. Then went to sls to get a new mouse... then after that went to esplanade to watch NDP fireworks :D Took a few photos.... here's the best one :)


http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/20891019/

the rest cannot make it... haha.... cos I don't have a tripod... so the photos came out with heavy handshake.... haha.... then the trail of the fireworks become curly and look like sperms :P

K lar... nothing much liao... bye :) Didn't do any work today :P haha... well... I've worked so hard during the weekdays.... so yar.... I deserves this break :P Furthermore, things are also going on smoothly... didn't have problem clearing my work... only that some times work is completed late... but... nv late for too long lar :)

K lar... one more day to go... and back to working hard :)

Thursday, July 21, 2005

:) feeling much better now :D haha... after resting well yesterday then today also got PE... :) PE helps to relieve some of the tension and fatigue in my body, only that now my arms are aching after training for my pull up =X haha... but nvm... as long as I feel mentally fresh can le :)

Today also going to clear another load of work :) So that I can slack tmr or during the weekends :D haha.... yes... tomorrow is the last day of the weekdays le :D FRIDAY ;) haha... another week passed...

Haiz... actually hor... I've quite a funny thought.... you know... I've been wishing for weeks to pass so fast.... and it really does.... but.... I kind of feel like I'm wasting my life away... if I let time pass so quickly... then soon I'll be old =X haha.... I just zoomed pass every week without really making full use of it....

Haha... nvm about me... but hmm... I think I shall stop looking forward to the weekends. I shall treat each day equally :)

K lar.. nothing much for today... bye~

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

:) Taking a break from my work :) its 9.43 now... going back to study at 10...

was feeling abit moody today... perhaps was too tired... so yar... used the time this afternoon for sleep... slept for 2 and a half hrs... feeling better now.... :) But... haiz.... neck pain... think I got to change my pillow... have been giving me problems recently... see how lor.. maybe this sun then go and get a new one :)

Then yar... my lips are healing already :D haha... less of an agony today... hope that it will heal more tomorrow and by friday, it will be completely healed :)

K lar.. nothing much... almost time liao... go surf around then have to go back to doing work already.. bye~ tmr thursday liao... 2 more days till the weekends :D

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Pain pain!!! Argh... my cracked lips haven't recovered yet... haiz... painful sia... even laughing which is supposed to be a happy thing has turned into a torture!!!! :'( sad....

Haiz... today also didn't do too much work... kind of tired... perhaps also cos of the pain that I couldn't concentrate... haiz... nvm... will go and sleep now... pray hard that it will recover by tmr :) bye~

Monday, July 18, 2005

Wee~ Haha... did lots of work today :D Pia tru my maths tutorial le :D haha.... now dun need to worry about if for another few days... then tomorrow need to do the lecture exercise and prelim paper :) Haha... if everyday can be as productive as today... then it would be great :D haha... then I would be able to enjoy my weekends when all the work is being done during the weekdays...

Okay... anyway... just came here to other than blog about the amount of work I've done... I also want to complain about the crack on my lips!!!.. My lips cracked during the weekends... perhaps I didn't drink enough water and was heaty.... Then haiz... very troublesome... cannnot open my mouth too big.. otherwise very painful... then also cannot laugh too hard... argh... its terrible... and the pain is those very sharp one... sian.... hope that it will heal by tomorrow :)

K lar.. thats all for today... almost 11 le... got to sleep.. haha... another long day tomorrow :)
Wahahaha... my mouse went crazy =X lol.... keep moving in all sorts of direction opposite of where I wanted it to move. Luckily I still got my tablet to fall back on... haha... otherwise I won't be able to use the com =X Yay... haha... finally got a reason to get a new mouse.... I've been eyeing on the microsoft mouse designed by stark... but.... haiz... I scared that the paint they use will easily come off leh... so hmm... duno want to take the risk or not... haha...

K lar... nothing much liao.... today is monday... and work are already pileing up!!1! Got tons of maths tutorial to clear then still got physics to do -.- Haiz... have to continue to work hard to clear the work for this week so that I can enjoy the weekends :) bye~

Sunday, July 17, 2005

Haiz... I'm back again... haha... for the 3rd time today.....

Sian... its 11pm now... but I don't feel like sleeping.... Kind of have the feeling that not enough things have happen to have this day considered over... or perhaps the reluctanct to face another long weekday ahead.... Argh... feeling terrible now.....
Spent like 40 minutes trying to do my GP homework but in the end gave up doing it.... I felt that it was totally pointless to do so.

We had to write out an essay, based on 3 questions that came out during the block test. And the question I did during the block test is also one of the 3 question. I do not want to redo the same thing as I did during the block test as it would be pointless doing reproducing the same thing again... so that leaves me with the 2 other question. This is also another problem as the reason that I didn't do these questions during the test is because I have nothing to comment on it.... So even if I were to do it now... I wouldn't have enough points to write in the essay... thats why I have been struggling for the past 40 minutes trying to think of things to write... however... I still cannot think of any.....

I'm just very tired and fustrated now... this whole thing is crap leh.... the assignment is due tomorrow, but I don't think I can do it.... Well.... I've tried my best and there's really nothing much that I can do about it....
OMG!!! Bleach is so nice!!! Argh!!! Haha... feel like downloading the next episode to watch right now!!! but... I can't!! haha... I've already watch until 38 liao.... the latest episode is 40... only 2 episodes away!!! I have to ration it... otherwise I can't watch 2 episode at one go... Haha... its very irritating to watch only one at a time cos its only about 20 mins per episode so things is always left hanging till the next episode.... Haiz... will have to wait till next weekend before I can start downloading another 2 episodes :P lol.... Anyway... its a very nice anime... much better than what naruto is showing now... cos naruto watch 100+ episodes liao... they running out of storyline and we also see until sian liao.... But bleach is something fresh :) Its only only action but also has lots of humor... :D So yar... if you got a chance can go download it and see :)

Hmm... then yar... the weekends are ending already.... Did almost nothing during this weekend... haha... well.. think its a well deserved break after slogging for the weekdays lar..... So yar... after tonight another week is going to begin... :) Will still continue to work hard during the weekdays and rest well on the weekends :)

Okay... thats all for now :) Bye~ Have a nice week ahead :D

Saturday, July 16, 2005

Was listening to the radio and they mention some kind of blood type dieting.... They say some mediacorp artiste followed this type of diet, one of them was sharon au.... Haha... so I got curious and went to check it out :)

Blood Group O
This is the most common blood group in the UK. Dr D’Adamo says that our digestive tract retains the memory of ancient times, and so type Os need to eat a typical hunter-gatherer type diet. In other words, type Os should follow a high-protein, low-carb diet with lots of meat and fish but no dairy products, wheat or grains.

If that sounds familiar, it’s because it is – the diet recommended for people with blood type O is simply a variation on many of the typical high-protein, low-carb diets that are currently popular, such as the Atkins diet. Foods you can eat freely include meat, fish and olive oil; foods you can eat in moderation include eggs, nuts, seeds, certain vegetables and fruits; and foods to avoid include dairy products, beans, cereals, bread, pasta and rice. To complement your food intake, Dr D’Adamo recommends lots of vigorous aerobic exercise such as aerobics and running – just like our hunter-gatherer ancestors did!

According to http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/diet/blood_group_diet.htm

oOoo... Haha... am rather glad that I can eat meat and fish freely, cos I've been doing that all along :P Haha.... Then hmm.... I also eat veggies in moderation so thats also not a problem... but eggs... I eat quite a lot... so perhaps I will cut down on it :) However... the problem comes in with the food that I must avoid... bread and rice??? I eat them everyday... they are the staple diet for singaporeans... how am I going to do without it? If it were just rice then its still okay cos I can eat bread... but if bread also cannot then how do I fill my stomach? I'm sure to eat something of that kind during breakfast... can't expect a chicken chop in the morning right? Hmm... am trying to think of ways to solve this problem..... haha.... anyway.... if you are also interested in losing your weight.... you can also visit the site to check out your blood group.... But I doubt so lar.... most of my friends are rather slim... haha.... K lar... may come back later... bye~

Monday, July 11, 2005

Argh!!!! Haiz... sad... my MP3 player's injuries worsen.... Did an emergency operation on it just now.... Cos it voice suddenly became coarse.... The bandwidth got cut so the higher freqnency became noise... so it was time for an second operation....

Below are the scene in the operating theater...
The following picture may not be suitable for those with faint heart....

Additional injuries suffered.... 2 external loss of body parts and one internal injury of the rapture of ear drum....


The hold button was gone.....


Loss of vital parts.... the power button...

Due to the loss of the power button... an artificial device has to replace its function...

A pointed paper clip has to be used to press the power button...

Below are the instruments used in the surgery....



My MP3 player's condition has been stablized. It will be kept under observation for another few days to see if the bandwidth have been restored....

OMG -.- I am becoming such a saddist.... I'm actually feeling happy that I destroyed my player..... What has gotten into me??? Well... actually... its not that I am a saddist lar... I'm just proud of myself to be able to prolong the life of my MP3 player for so long.... Cos yar... if I didn't open it up in the first place and found that its just something that came loose... it would have been thrown away a long time ago already.... The fact that it is still functioning now is because I tried so hard to fix it :)

Hehe... so yar... this would hopefully last for another few months..... Or perhaps last for this year cos next year going army le... won't be able to listen to it all the time.... Cos yar.... I bought this to accompany me for the morning train journey to yj.... and since I will stop travelling to yj.... this MP3 player has fufilled its purpose.... but I still won't throw it away lar... if its still functioning :) Haha... may just hang on to it before I get a MP3 phone :D Then I don't have to carry so many device around all the time le :)

Thats all for today lar... spend like 2 hrs fixing it... but nvm :) Today was rather productive.... finished 6 questions of tutorial and read up on G field :)

So yar.... byebye~ sweetdreams :)
lalala~ Well... nothing much today.... sian... think I going abit crazy these days... duno wad happen.... but you know... kind of have those sudden urge to do weird and lame things -.- haha.... maybe cos I study too much liao lar =X

K lar... bye bye~ Monday is over... 4 more days to go :P

Sunday, July 10, 2005

Having a headache now.... just finished another few questions of the maths tutorial... speed was better than yesterday.... cos yar... was feeling more alert than previously....

Hmm... school starts again tomorrow.... haiz... so sian.....

K lar... not in the mood to type now..... too sian already.... bye....

Saturday, July 09, 2005

Haiz... its yet another boring saturday afternoon....

Did some maths tutorial... but SIAN ar!!!! Don't really feel like doing.... Haiz....

I'm just too bored lar.. nothing to do... so sian.... Lalalal....

K lar.. may be back later tonight.....

go slack another 20 min before I go do my work again.... haiz.....

Thursday, July 07, 2005

Hello.... its thurday night now.... why am I still doing here at 11pm? Cos I just finished doing my GP compre!!!! Haiz.... had to come online to use the online thesaraus otherwise I might take forever to find the word that I need.... haiz....

Spent the whole night doing compre.... Today was a real busy day... started off with PE in the morning... then straight after that have to go for lesson.... then today also have tutorials of the 3 subjects all in a row.... so yar... have to do work and work... then after a half hour break... lesson went on again until about 2.... but we still can't go home yet.... we still have a maths remedial at 4.30... so yar... spent the 2 hours doing maths tutorials again... after that went for the remedial... ended at about 6.30.... went home.... eat and wash up.... 8 o'clock start to do the compre.... then all the way until now... have to complete 3 compre by the way..... So yar.... been busy for the whole day till now.... haven't touch my computer for the whole of today till now... haha... so yar... I'm just gonna extent the night slightly longer :)

Well.. enough of complaining.... there's a slightly good news today :) actually I didn't do that badly for physics lar... the teacher calculated wrongly and missed out 10 marks.... haha.... so yar.... the highest in class was 60+ I get 50+ after the addition... so hmm... the gap isn't that big lar.... :) But I still fail the test lar.... ( test upon 130m) so yar... I didn't bother to add the marks... makes no difference anyway.... haven't even move to AO grade... so yar.... although things are not really as bad as what is was before.... but it is still bad lar... so I'll continue to strive harder to get better results next time :)

K lar.... thats all for today :) Am looking forward to tomorrow as its a short day.... so after revision in the afternoon... I'll not be studying during the night :) Will be pushing it till the weekends :) Okie.. bye~

Wednesday, July 06, 2005

Ouch! Another blow from the term test..... I scored very very badly for my physics. Its just like only 1/3 of the total marks.... The teacher wrote.... "Confidence is good, overconfident is not. I know you can do well. Endure and try to cut down rest and PC time even more. 4 months left..." Haiz... really ashamed of myself... I'm really getting over confident.... And I'm facing the consequences now.... But never mind.... I have learnt my lesson as I've said in the previous post.... and this thing is not going to happen again.... well... at least not for the A lvls :) I have belittled my enemy once and lost a battle.... but I will not underestimate the enemy again and lose the war.... The war must end with a victory....

OKay... about the part about cutting down rest and PC time.... I guess.... what I wrote yesterday was the most that I can do. I've already pushed back my sleeping time by an hour. The breaks when I come home don't really seem long because I have a 1 hr revision slot on mondays, tuesdays and fridays.... And I really need that time to recharge otherwise I will not last till 11.... About the time used for computer.... its right after dinner, so I can't possibly use the time to study or sleep.... I can't study with a full stomach or sleep with it otherwise I might have indigestion.

Talking about the revision slot. I'm afraid that the slot will not be avaliable on tuesday because there might be physics remedial lessons. So the slot which is intended to be used to study econs will be swopped with the monday's maths. Then maths will be pushed to the weekends for a extended 2 hours slot on saturday afternoon.

Haha.... see this is what will happen.... so the weekends are not really free... situations will happen that requires time to be pushed back.

Okay... I think that this would be good enough to improve my results.... I'm basically not a person whom can sit down there to work and work. So I also cannot expect too much from myself. I'm going to also make the revision slots similar to having tution because I feel that I can learn better if I think that way. If I think that I am at home studying by myself, then start to have small little breaks every now and then... go toilet... look here look there.... So yar... this is a mental trickk to make me study :) During this period of time I'll also switch on my air con which further enhance the environment to look as if I am having tution. :) haha... thats also a little incentive to make me endure through these revision plan lar.... otherwise I might become sick of it and stop following the plan.

Well... it may sounds abit funny.... I'm doing so much weird things to make myself study.... But hey.... thats the only way I can help myself. As mentioned earlier, I am not a person whom can just sit down there and study.... so I cannot study hard.... but the thing is I can study smart :) I will come up with plans and methods to make myself remember things... to study in a different way that makes studying less boring. Throughout the years I've come up with lots of different methods....

My favourite one was to use a piece of majong paper to draw a huge mind map of everything in a subject.... then I will paste it up on the wall beside my bed. So every night before I sleep. I will read through the things on that piece of majong paper... and soon... I will be able to remember all the points on that piece of majong paper. However this method is no longer useful now because there are just oo many things to memorise. I've tried doing it for econs last year for promos.... and I have to use up 2 full piece of majong paper.... The trick is only to use one as you will capture that one mental image of the majong paper... but when you use too many.... it becomes less effective..... as you have to remember many pieces.... just like the many pages in your notes....

Therefore I've modified this method with the one about spending 15 mins before bed to recall and write down whatever I've learnt also on a majong paper before I sleep. The main purpose is not to have a mental image of the majong paper.... but to make myself recall the points so that it stays in my active memory.

Another method that I did was to download a program that changes my computer wallpaper every time I log in. Then I will do scans of notes and some questions and set it as my collection of wallpaper... so everytime I log in.... I'll have to answer the random question that came out before I can use the computer :) haha.... but its also not feasible now due to the large amount of content that I have to input.

ONe other method was to write down some important little points that you have to take note on a sticky pad and stick it onto the window grills. This is mainly for small points like some things to take note of whendoing maths question. I'm still using this method now... and :) There's currently one note on my window grill :) More will come when I start on the next tutorial and the corrections for the test :)

So yar.... these are just some little things that I do to make myself remember things.... HAha... so yar... study smart :)

Okay lar.. thats all for today.... bye :)

Tuesday, July 05, 2005

OKay.... I'm dead....

I scored very badly for my maths test.... So badly that I almost hit rock bottom in class.... What has happened to me? Why am I doing so badly? The others are catching up fast..... and I am deproving.... How can this happen.... This SHOULD NOT happen.... What can I do? What MUST I do? I've been thinking about these questions right after I regain from the initial shock of doing so badly.... I failed... I failed in my test result... I failed in my class ranking... I failed compared with the whole of my corhort... This CANNOT go on any longer... We are already into the term 3 of the year.... Last term before everything ends with the A levels.... The final lap before a 2 year break doing NS. Alright.... Here's what I am going to do......

I'll try to allocate more time a day for studying. Everyday I reach home by about 4.... Then I usually have dinner around 6. From 4-6.... I doubt that I can do anything because I will be very sleepy.... Think I'm going to go to bed..... Its also a well derserved break lar.... spend the whole day in school already.... really need to recharge..... Then yar... after dinner till 7pm I'll use the computer :) haha.... I can't live a day without touching it. So from after dinner till 7, I'll get to play slightly more than 1/2 an hr of computer. Then from 7 till 8... I guess I'll watch some TV while reading some newspaper. Have to update my news....

The studying comes after 8. I'll study straight for 2 hours till 10. During this period of time, it will be used for the daily assignments. After that I'll take 15 mins to do some stretching and workout to keep my mind fresh. The next 30 minutes will be used for catching up with school work, to clear any doubts or maybe some revision exercises given during the maths remedial. Followed by 15 minutes before bed to recall whatever I have learnt today and write it onto a majong paper that will be hung up on my wall. This can help me to remember stuffs as you know I have a very lousy memory. That would ba the end of one day :)

OKay... then where's the time for revison work? There will be 3 days, monday tuesday and friday where I will take away the sleeping slot in the evening. It will be replaced with 20 minutes of eyerest and after that I'll continue to do revision for an hour straight. There might still be time after that. Then I may choose to continue with the revision or to take the time to rest again.

So I'll be doing maths on monday, econs on tuesday and physics on friday. Physics is the more enjoyable subject so I'll place it on friday so that it won't ruin the friday's mood :) Econs is on tuesday because if I place maths on tuesday, the it will be 3 days of extra maths lesson as wednesday we have extra lesson from 3 to 4. and thursday from 3.30 till 6.

The weekends are meant to be for rest. If the normal day's study plan is interupted then the slot will be moved to the weekends. Other than that, the weekend will be for resting and doing the school work.

Well.... thats almost all for the plan. The details on what topics to be covered will be set at soon. I really hope that I will stick to this plan closely because time is really running out.... I am lagging behind my peers already. I can't afford to do badly anymore. So yar.... wish myself all the best :)

Thats all for today lar... bye~

Monday, July 04, 2005

OKay.... changed the background again.... haha.... the 3D one was too amateur.... haha... must try harder next time :) So while I haven't come up with anything new yet.... I'll have to use this temporary background....

Lets move on to today's entry :D

Hmm.... school starts tomorrow already... Haiz.... kind of having a mixed feeling.... Normal school like is nice... at least I'm kept occupied for more than half the day.... but holidays are nice too.... everyday laze around..... do a little bit of this and a little bit of that... but hmm... now thinking of it.... I think normal school day is better :D Well... at least I get to hang out with friends.... lessons to fill up my time.... there's more activity in a day.... And I don't get depression..... haha... I think I'm having a slight depression now.... holidays is too long.... no wonder I feel so weird.... haiz... so yar... hope it would go away once school starts tomorrow :)


Hey~ I just got an inspiration to write :D haha....

Are we able to enjoy a day just by doing nothing.....

You know... sometime we complain about how busy our lives are and wished that we could have a break and do nothing... but can we really make ourselves happy by doing nothing?

For me.... I can't.... A day with nothing to do is a bad day for me.... I will start to think too much and go into depression..... SOmetimes the most enjoyable day is a day that is filled with stuffs and I am kept busy all the time..... Haha.... this holiday is an good example.... I think I enjoyed my school day more than my holidays.....

SO what about you? Do you enjoy doing nothing? Come share your opinions :)
Haha... didn't write much.... but :) Its just an interesting thought that I feel like sharing and also getting some opinions :D

Okay lar... thats about all for today.... Have nice school days ahead :D Holidays are over :)

Sunday, July 03, 2005

Time for another blog entry :) Today is the second day of the long weekend. Or perhaps its already the 3rd lar... just passed midnight....

On friday.... slacked the afternoon away... then in the evening went for a secondary class gathering at marina south :) haha.... got to see many of my ex classmates again.... about 20 people turned up.... then yar.... lots of interesting thing happened....

First thing was.... in the middle of a pathway.... there's a big fat catepilla dangling in midway!!! LOL.... scary sia.... haha.... then we stood beside the pathway for some free show.... lol..... cos at that place... people all come by batches... either with groups of friends or alighted from the same bus.... so once in a while... you get to see a whole hord of people crowding the pathway.... haha.... so the probabilty of someone in the group hitting the caterpilla is almost 100% haha... so we by the side and watch people's reaction... lol... so funny :S Some shouted... some quickly squart down to avoid it.... then there was this guy whom was playing with his phone... he almost walk into it... but his friend quickly pushed him away... LOl... that way the closest contact we have seen there.... haha.... the caterpilla also swayed awhile do to that closed contact.... haha..... Really scary leh... imagine while smsing half way... a big fat caterpilla suddenly crash into your face.... I would scream like siao lor.... haha.... so a warning to people out there..... pls don't use your phone while walking.... especially when you are walking under trees.... haha.....

Hmmm... then another thing was with the live prawns... haha.... the prawns are actually slighly unconcious and giddy when its packed in the box for us due to lack of water and the cramp space.... but when you agitate it.... it will start flipping its tail and jump around.... lol... so when people take it out... they just quickly throw it into the soup to kill it..... but my friend mz..... still go and play wif it -.- haha.... at first the prawn just move its legs..... the suddenly... it started to flip its tail... lol... cos he was holding it by its feelers.... it broke lose and start jumping around the table.... lol... then in the end jumped to the floor and before it was caught and thrown into the soup... haha....

After that was just chatting and chatting lor... haha.... Everyone still looks and behaves the same way... nothing much have changed over the past year.... except some guy got super long hair... haha.. but everyone is still more or less the same.....

Then also mention about some classmates whom dissappeared right after graduation.... No contact with them at all.... I don't remember how some of them look like.... haha..... I have super bad memory lar.... I can't remember faces for long....

hmm... then thats about all lar... don't know when can the whole group of us gather again....

Then today.... haiz.... rot the whole day away lor... tried to do some work... but haiz.... it seems extremely difficult.... take a very long time to do one question... so in the end didn't accomplish much lar....

K lar... thats all for now :) Bye~ 2 more days of holiday to go :D

Friday, July 01, 2005

Okay... I'm feeling very fed up now.... Stupid moblog by singtel..... It totally sux. Firstly.... there's no flexibility in the design of the blog, everyone has to follow the same template. Secondly, THERE ARE TONS OF BUGS!!!! I can't apply my skin smoothly ( at the beginning, the problem is solved now... ) I also cannot delete an entry properly... we cannot upload photos to the album too... Lastly... although everything is lousy.... what makes it SUCKY is the support given.... It takes like forever to get a reply from the moderator. There's also so many rules to follow. Still have to properly acknowledge the copyright materials. HELLO.... putting a link back to the source is good enough okay.... The materials are not used for commercial purposes okay... there is no need to do so much..... Anyway..... its no wonder that the moblog didn't gain much popularity. I still enjoy blogging on blogspot. I have total flexibility in the design of my blog, I enjoy changing my design every now and then. There's also no need to bother too much about the copyright stuffs.... I will acknowledge the things by linking back to the source, and thats enough.... blogspot RULZ! moblog SUX! haha.... I am not afraid of making such comments because my points are all backed by facts :P You can't SUE me! You hum ji people.... scared of so many things.... how to do big business??? I guess if not for this blogging competition, yo can't even get 3000++ members lar... Each school blog contribute 200++ people.... Think at the end of the competiton... everyone will unregister.... well.. if not everyone... I WILL... haha... then your membership will go down and down.... :P Wahaha....

OKie... feeling much better now after venting out all my fustrations :D

Today is friday! But I got no school :D haha.... block test are over!!! My long weekend is here! :D Gonna enjoy these 4 days to compensate for the time spent studying during the june holidays.

Talking about block test... Haiz... very sad sia... especially physics. Remember the previous post when I said I wish that the whole paper is kinematics because thats one of my strongest topic.... And yesterday.... I CAN'T DO it!!!! I can't believe that I can do a question on my strongest topic!!! There's 2 big question that I didn't know how to do.... one was the one on kinematics.... the other was on G field... my weakest topic... So I spend all my time on doing the kinematics question and I don't even want to spend a little time thinking about the G field question.... I told myself... I am willing to sacrifice my marks of the G field question just to get this Kinematics question correct..... But in the end, I can't!!!!! Felt very bad after the test.... Hmm.... maybe thats the retribution I get for being too proud of myself. I always thought that I can solve almost every question on kinematics... so yar.... I was proven wrong yesterday.... haiz..... okay..... nvm... lesson learnt... must not be too proud of myself.... Gonna study harder next time round :) Just take this failure as an lesson and learn from it :)

OKay... thats about all for now... gonna go eat lunch.... bye~